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Luce Leaders Such as Chris Rim Continue Advocating in College
New York, N.Y. Almost a year has passed since last time Christopher Rim, the founder and president of anti-bullying awareness association It Ends Today, accepted his Luce Leadership 2013 Award showed...
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Remembering World Leader Nelson Mandela, Father of South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa. The world remembers thought leader and hero Nelson Mandela who was born on July 18, 1918 and who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He has passed this...
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True Love at Last: The Cancro-Silvetz Wedding
By Mitzi Perdue, edited by Jim Luce. Huntington, N.Y. Lorraine Silvetz, formerly Lorraine Cancro, didn’t use Match.com or another Internet dating site to find the love of her life. Instead, she found...
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Young Global Leader Nabs Harvard Master’s Degree – at Sixteen
New York, N.Y. When I first met Eugenie Carys de Silva last spring on Central Park South in New York City, I was overwhelmed with her academic credentials. Living with her father in Tennessee, she...
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Focus on a Young Global Leader at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD. Seal-Bin Han, 19, is an inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropic Korean-American who will receive our foundation’s coveted 2014 Luce Leadership Award for his work in encouraging student...
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2015 Global Luce Leader Receives Congressional Commendation
Greenwich, CT. This was the announcement from NEWS 12 CT: Alana Galloway, a 17-year old, was honored in Bridgeport, CT today (March 1, 2015) for building awareness about human trafficking, bullying...
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2009: NBC’s Brian Williams – Changing the World for the Better
Originally published in The Huffington Post, November 13, 2009. New York, N.Y. Several weeks ago Brian Williams profiled the children of the Afghan Child Education and Care Organization (AFCECO) and...
View ArticleTad Sudol, Ph.D., AIA, J. Luce Foundation Global Adviser
Tadeusz M. Sudol Professional practice as an Architect, Urban Planner and Designer in Poland and the United States with extensive knowledge in every phase of environmental design, from site planning...
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Queen Hailed: “Living Symbol of Grace, Constancy, Dignity”
New York, NY. Addressing the United Nations here in New York for the first time in more than 50 years, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II lauded the world body for its many achievements. She encouraged...
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Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States
Washington, D.C. Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States. His story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and...
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Habitat for Humanity International Appoints Tjada D’Oyen McKenna
Atlanta, GA. Habitat for Humanity International is pleased to welcome Tjada D’Oyen McKenna as the global housing ministry’s chief operating officer. McKenna will begin her new role with the...
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Dwayne Spencer Heads Habitat for Humanity in Memphis
Memphis, TN. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis’ President and C.E.O. Dwayne Spencer has worked in nonprofit management for 22 years and has led Memphis Habitat for 14 years. He has guided the...
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Jonathan Reckford, C.E.O., Leads Habitat for Humanity
New York, N.Y. I met Jonathan T.M. Reckford this fall when Habitat for Humanity International (LINK) invited several foundations, including the Ford Foundation and our own foundation to meet with him...
View ArticleI Married a Munster: Review of ‘My Life with Grandpa Al Lewis’
New York, N.Y. Al Lewis was one of the most recognized entertainers of all time. He was best known for his character Grampa Munster. Al was the comic genius behind “The Munsters” which aired 72...
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Gender-Bender British Rock Icon David Bowie Dies at 69
British rock music legend David Bowie has died. On Friday, the iconic musician turned 69 and released Blackstar, his 25th album. Inventive to the end, Bowie mixed rock and jazz on the album, which...
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Architect Gina Pollara Named President of Municipal Art Society
New York, N.Y. Gina Pollara, architect, author, and urban designer, has been appointed President of The Municipal Art Society (MAS), effective immediately, it was announced today by Frederick Iseman,...
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Toastmasters Gave a Humanitarian Courage
New York, N.Y. For Jim Luce, a trip to Indonesia to help a friend changed his own life. On a drive through the countryside in 1995, the former Wall Street investor made a fateful visit to an...
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